I have been a nurse for 11 years and still love what I do everyday. I have been traveling for 7 years with 3 different companies, I've worked countless units and hospitals in 4 different states and love to share the good and the bad of my experiences.
Tue 9 Feb, 2010 04:06 pm - Taking a local travel or local contract assignment in your home town may be possible but will be quite a challenge if you plan to keep your full time gig. Depending on the area you live in and... (view)
Tue 10 Nov, 2009 09:06 am - When I worked in the med center I lived off of Kirby near Richmond. If you drive around you can find quaint, affordable apartments. It is a really nice area and close to downtown, the museum... (view)
Wed 4 Nov, 2009 05:31 pm - I am not at all an expert in this area but I believe that you need a hospital to agree to hire and sponsor you for an H-1B visa. (view)
Wed 4 Nov, 2009 05:25 pm - I think more rural areas have a tougher time hiring nurses. Have you tried looking at facilities in smaller towns outside of the Bay Area ?
What about long term care? (view)
Tue 27 Oct, 2009 07:30 pm - The University of Akron looks to have a good LPN to BSN program. Here is the [url=http://www3.uakron.edu/nursing/Academic/lpn_option.htm]link[/url] where you can request information.
Good luck!... (view)
Mon 14 Sep, 2009 05:30 pm - I have remained a traveler through all of this but I can say that the jobs are much tougher to find these days. I tend to believe that the jobs will come back with the economic recovery and also... (view)
Mon 10 Aug, 2009 04:33 pm - Don't feel badly, she probably wasn't in any condition to understand what you said. Sometimes they push our button - we are human after all ;) (view)
Mon 10 Aug, 2009 04:27 pm - [url=http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_13001847]California nurses say swine flu training, protections inadequate[/url]
Is anyone else here concerned about the way your facility is... (view)
